Can a dog breakdance?
Where does an octopus hide?
What makes a panda sad?
Christoph Niemann’s interactive picture book, Petting Zoo, for ipad and iphone manages to achieve a rare balance between being creative and clever. He says: “The painful and inevitable struggle remains to create in a childlike and openhearted manner, but to be un-wistful and cruel when judging one’s creation.”
Wipe and tap the animals in the book to see how they react to your actions. Watch how much you can stretch a hare. Use the app to tell a story about shapeshifting or magical animals that hide in the forest or under your bed.